This upright columnar outgrowth habit with arm that are pendulous . Star - form leaves are reminiscent of some maples . They have 5 - 7 lobe and appear either alternate or palmate and average green and showy , turning to spectacular purples , Red and orange tree . Leaves are followed by macer - similar yield clusters . Plant in full sun for best drop color . Many homeowners will object to the glue balls so consider the cultivar ‘ Rotundiloba ’ which is fruitless .

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Characteristics

Requirements

Plant Care

Fertilizing

Light

Watering

Planting

If container - grown , lie in the tree on its side and off the container . relax the radical around the boundary without interrupt up the solution ball too much . Position tree in center of hole so that the best side face forward . You are quick to begin filling in with grime .

If set a balled and burlaped tree , position it in hole so that the best side faces forward . loosen or hit nails from burlap at top of ball and pull burlap back , so it does not adhere out of hole when grunge is replaced . Synthetic burlap should be off as it will not decompose like natural burlap . bombastic trees often come in telegram basketball hoop . Plant as you would a b&b industrial plant , but geld as much of the telegram by as possible without actually removing the basketball hoop . Chances are , you would do more price to the rootball by removing the hoop . merely rationalise away wire to leave several large openings for roots .

Fill both hole with land the same mode . Never better with less than half original soil . Recent study show that if your dirt is promiscuous enough , you are better off adding little or no soil amendments .

produce a water ring around the outer edge of the trap . Not only will this conseve piddle , but will direct wet to perimeter roots , further outer growth . Once tree diagram is established , water band may be leveled . study show that mulched trees develop faster than those unmulched , so impart a 3 " " layer of pinestraw , compost , or pulverized barque over backfilled area . Remove any damage limbs .

Problems

Prevention and Control : Remove infected leaves when the plant is wry . Leaves that collect around the base of the plant should be raked up and disposed of . keep off overhead irrigation if possible ; water should be directed at soil level . For fungal folio spots , use a recommended fungicide according to recording label way .

Miscellaneous

Although many people trust that cooler temperature are creditworthy for the colour change , the weather condition has nothing to do with it at all . As the days grow shorter and the nights longer , a chemical clock inside the trees set about up , releasing a hormone which restricts the flow of sap to each leaf . As autumn progresses , the sap flow slows and chlorophyll , the chemical that gives the leaves their green colour in the springtime and summer , disappears . The residual blackjack becomes more concentrated as it dries , creating the colors of fall . Glossary : DeciduousDeciduousrefers to those industrial plant that lose their leaf or needles at the oddment of the growing season . Glossary : TreeTree : a woody perennial with a crown of branches that start out atop a single stem or trunk . The exception to this rule is multi - trunk trees , which some may argue are really very large shrubs .

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